Knock down shelving



P. DEAN -KNOGKDOWN SHELVING Nov. is, 1930.

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Nov, 18, 1930. P. DEAN KNOCKDOWN SHELVING Filed Oct. 6, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I N V EN TOR. FHJLJP DEAN A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. 18, 1930 QQQULNITED Yt STATE-S;

PATENT oFFIcE Ff I 3' PHILIP nm v; orMADIsoN, wrscoivsnv g Knock Down SHELVING T "A iplicatien filed October 6,1927. SerialNo. 224,431,

.n fThisil-invention. relates to knock down -:shelving and has'for'an object the provision --of anirnprovedstructure whichnmay Ibe e asily erectedlby other. than, a skilled. 1116" 5 chanic from .units of simple 'and'economical design. f g :R 1 2 1 Other more specific objects and advantages will appear from the following description of two illustrative embodiments'of the pres- 1 0 ent invention. In the drawings i V Figure 1*is a view in perspective of an open type shelving structure embodying the pres-.

ent invention. I v 1 I Fig.2 isa transverse sectional viewthereof taken substantially along the line 22 of Figure3. i x

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal view, on

a large scale, taken substantially along the line 3'3 of Figure 2.

' Fig. 1 is a sectional view onthe line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Fig. 51s a View similar to Figure 3 illustrating a closed type of shelving structure.

Fig. 6 is a'perspective view of the rearin termediateuprightof the structure shown in Figure5. p

Fig. 7 is a similar view of theforward end upright of the structure shown-in FigureB.

The shelving selected for illustration comprises two sections A and B although any number of sections may be assembled from the structural units hereinafter described. The open type of shelving shown in Figures '1 1 to 4 and? includes two. pairs of end uprights 10 l1 and an intermediate pair of uprights 12 -13, each being formedof sheet metal bent into'channel form. The pair of intermediate uprights are rigidly connected 4 at their lower ends through appropriate sheet metal shoes or bridge-pieces 14 (Fig. 2) riv eted or otherwise permanently secured'there- I to; and the several front -uprights-f11,13,' and 1 11 and connected bysuccessivesections '15 of] 4 an appropriate base board, applied against the rear faces thereof and romovably secured thereto by pairs of appropriate downturned hooks-16 fixed to the base board sections adjacent the ends thereof and interlocked 6Q withinopenings' 17 formed inthe inner webs the face thereof. a v and 7,) Each base board, section is slotted of the'uprights, of hooks is formed by bendingtheendsof a strap 18, which ispermanently fixed to a base board section and preferably countersunk in (See particularly Figs. 2 .55

asat 19 to accommodate the bridge-pieces 14 hereinabove mentioned. Each end ofJ the lengthwise rigidity being effected by suitable diagonal brace rods 23 anchored at opposite ends in thev side flanges of the uprights:

Each section. of.-thefshelving shown I is equipped with individual shelf' 'boardsf25 which rest by. gravity in appropriate metal stirrups or hangers 26, whicheiitendtransversely beneath the reduced ends 27of the shelfboards; asindicated particularly Fig- 7 uresQand 3. @Each stirrup shown, comprises a. horizontal. shelf supporting web 28, which merges atopposite ends in upwardly jins0 clined portions 29, which in turn terminate 'indownturned hook portions 30 adapted to interlock withinopenings 31 formed inthe uprights. .Each stirrup also includes afvertical flange 32 formed integral with the'hori- Zonta'l web and, inclined portions to stiffen the stirrup and to retain the supported shelf against end'playby abuttingthe end thereof.

The inclined portions 29 provide the, necessary clearance for easy assembly. ,The meth- .90 od .of applyingthe'stirrups is illustrated in Figure 4; .The tapered form'providedby the inclined portions 29. permits "one end of the stirrup: to k be "proj ected through the. opening.

3l'i n"o ne upright, a distance sufficient to ,peri I mi't alignment. of the other end of the stirrup with the; corresponding opening 31 in the othe i upright; as'indicatedfin dotted lines in Figure l, so that the other, end ma-y'the'ne'nter the other opening and the stirrup lowered in this instance each p'air I to the full line position shown, into interlocking relation within the openings of both uprights. The stirrupis then ready to receive the reduced end 27 of a shelf board, which is preferably bevelled oil, as indicated at 33 (Fi 2) to fit the inclined portions 29.

ie'top of the shelving is closed by a removable cover board 3% supported by stirrups 35 similar to the stirrups 26 hereinabove described. Each stirrup provided'with down turned end hooks adaptedto seat upon and interlock with notches 3''? formed in the upper ends of the uprights. A cornice 38 lined to the front and ends of the eoverjboa-rdprovides a neat decorative finish for the top of the shelving, the slde flanges of the'front uprights being cut away to acconnnodate the cornice. The fronts of the several front upright: are preferably closed by appro riate wooden ams 39 iixed'therein to improve the appearance of the shelving. 'As indicated in c Figure 2 the base 4:0 of the cornice 1S preferably reduced sons to interlock with the jams 39. i

The shelving shown in Figures 5 and 6 is similar in many respects to that hereinabove described. It includes pairsoi similar end uprights 1011"with end panels 20 removably applied thereto in "substantially'the same manner, and a similar pair of intermediate uprights l2' 1 3, all of the uprights having similar openings 31' for receiving the hooked ends 30' of similarlv formed shelf supporting stirrups 26.. In this instance, however, the hack of the shelving is closed by appropriate panels ll, having hooked brackets 42 fixed to the edges thereof and projecting into in- V tel-locking relation with openings 43 formed in the side flanges of. the uprights. These panels not only close the back of the shelving but coact with the uprights to afford s'nflicient rigidity to permit the elimination of the brace rods employed in the shelving first rights 12 -13 intermediate the openin above described. In the shelving shown in "Fi ures 5 and 6 the contents thereof are divi edby an intermediate partition 44. This partition is made up of sections respectively disposed'intermediate successive shelves, each section being provided with a pairof hooked brackets 45, similar'to the brackets 42,- projecting from the edges thereof. Brackets 45 are inserted.

Various changes may be made in either of the embodiments of the lnventlon heremabove specifically described without departing i from orsacrificing the advantages of the inventionas defined in the appended claim.

I claim 2 In a shelving structure the combination of a pair of uprights havingopposed faces with o] 3enings formedtherein, ashelfesupporting stirrup; between said uprights said stirrup comprising a horizontal shelf-supporting web having upwardly inclined end portions, down turned hook portions on said end portions for interlocking engagement within said openings in said uprights, and an upright flange extending throughout the length of said web and connecting said end portions.

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project into and interlock with openings 46 v (Fig. 6) formed inthe inner webs of the up gs 31.

To assemble either. form of shelving shown 7 the end panels 20 or 20 are'firstattached to pairs of uprights 10 -l1 or 10 11 to form the end units, and an intermediate pair of uprights 12-43" or 12"13, rigidly con-- nected by a bridge piece 14, are jointed to .the end units by applying the base board sections 15 to the front uprights of the three pairs of uprights in the manner described; The rear uprights are then joined by applying the bracerods 23 or the rear panels 41. The top I llO 

